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A former pastor grieves the loss of his great-granddaughter in Uvalde

Julián Moreno is the retired pastor of a Baptist church in Uvalde. Members of the congregation gathered to remember his great-granddaugher and another girl who was killed in the shooting.
Retired pastor Julián Moreno, 80, lost his great-granddaugther during the Robb Elementary School shooting.

UVALDE, Texas — A retired Baptist pastor in Uvalde, Julián Moreno, stepped up to the pulpit last week to console his congregation during the most soul-jarring event in the history of this community.

He did so as he worked through his own grief. Pastor Moreno's great-granddaughter was among the children slaughtered in the school massacre.

The current pastor, Carlos Contreras, called a special

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